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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Monday 09.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes. Persistent weak layers are present in the snowpack but are generally very hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow
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Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Sunday 8. January 2023

Under skoggrensa er det bra med løssnø, men det blir gradvis mindre opp mot skoggrensa. Rundt skoggrensa er det myk fokksnø. I fjellet er det mange steder lite snø etter at vinden har tatt godt.

På fjellet er det svake lag av kantkorn. Lagene ligger stort sett under harde flak og er vanskelige å påvirke, eller finnes i områder med lite snø.

Ved Rana ble det observert skytende sprekker og fersk vindtransportert snø torsdag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 8. January 2023

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Gale from southeast. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 9. January 2023

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -12 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Snødekket blir gradvis mer stabilt når fokksnøen pakker seg sammen. Det vil fortsatt blåse en del, men det meste av løs snø ventes å ha blitt flyttet på.

Det er svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket, men disse lagene er svært vanskelig å påvirke.
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